New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-11
CALIFORNIA TOPICS.
r,srRusTING THE CALL BOARD-SOCIAL
JNClDENTS-lNCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

IMClUEN lS-lNOhESOE In ARAr Az
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
e.v FRANCISCO, Sept 10-The wheat market
as..r dead during the week. Some sanguine
~ claim that this depression is due to real
"v ".. incubation which has drawn all the money
80 .hs hanks. but good observers declare that
io.' -.rh,e lies in the lack of confidence in the
sn0 If The Call Board. who, in the recent
mA,"e e,., ed into the hands of the ring. The new
oos,' r,-h;cb were supposed to guard against wild
',o,;on. are said to be easily evaded, and con-
s'.;ra brokers refuse to do business on any
. scale until the rules are amended 80
"a give security to all dealers The
.o,a among Dresbach's creditors still con-
..n.s and settlement appears as far CT as ever.
u.,d;ct of manslaughter in the case OF
nv Iongan. who shot fellOw-policeman in
na:.o,owp. was defeat of justice for which there
.xcnse The murder was cold-blooded and
's.o,ate defence could be made. The murderer
~. eating for the jury's verdict was taken to q
.sho,,no liouor store by considerate deputy
s.-,a and allowed to get drunk. In this con-
,','or he received the verdict and created scan
-, IN the court by returning maudlin thanks TO
.hs men who saved him from the saliows.
...s that excites much interest IS the divorce
.ssMrs r. Fl. Mcdonald against her husband.
Ia
,~aoa,s and bank president. She filed a sensa-
.s...I comnlaiut. but it is thought she will COM
NO.s for q liberal sum. If the case comes to
.r,al IL will make scandal.
The engagement is announced Of Louis McLane
AN of the wealthy capitalist and former president
.ttbe Nevada Bank. to Miss Lizzie Blanchard Oh
work. The wedding of Lieutenant Sehm
wordsworth, in command of the United states
...amer Ranger, and Miss Carrie Wetherod, took
,.ca this week at the residence OF the prlde
.,rents on Van Ness-ave. Mr. and Mrs Samuei
w;,.on gave a dinner party to Justice and Mrs.
Field this week.
Me- leland Stanford has given $1,000 to the
woman,s Relief Corps Association. Inc nome
ii, hs seven miles from San Jose on beautiful
ate In Evergreen
Professor Dana, of Yale College. arrived this
-..L from Hawaii. where he spent one week
.tndvng the crater of Kilauea. which he visited
.nce before forty seven years ago. He was ac-
.omnanied by his wife and daughter
1,cbt showers fell throughout the State in the
of the week, but no damage was DONE Inc
rain helped instead of hurting the vineyards as IL
cleaned the grapes of dust and aided fermentation.
Had the rain been followed by cloudy weather the
damage would have been great
s.veral wealthy San Franciscoans who invested
heavily in San Jose property have concelysd the
idea of dredging out the bay near AIv1so Siouen
and thus making port for Santa LARA xa non AZ
/; las sad that a paid-up capital OF $2,OOOooo mas
been secured.
The August overland shipments by the ooutn eI,
Pacific (,ompauy snow q large increase over July;
Toe gain has been mainly in green, canned anu
dned fruits salmon, honey sugar ana oeaus, %
s,sat "a the demand for lumber at San Diego that
msny coaling vessels have gone into the Iunoeae
trade The result is that coast coal has advanced
IN price and the stock is small.
Mrs .Jackson's romance " Ramona" appears TO
have affected the imagination OF new settlers III
Sontbern California. One colony and several
towns hove been named Ramona, while q new
colony near Pomona has been called Aiiesandro.
The steamer from Samoa brought; ea-U ,mtsr.
view that. If secretary Bayard had backed hm mp
two years the United states would nU Wss ha tbe
canse of his removal and that the chancellor Is my
heayiest stockholder in the new South sea islaha
COMPANY which succeeded the lll-starred nrm Oh
(,odeffrOy e. Co.